The Moon Does NOT Look Completely Dark When It Is

question 254

Multiple Choice

The Moon does NOT look completely dark when it is in Earth's shadow during a total solar eclipse because:

• A) of light reflected from the clouds on Earth, the earthshine.
• B) atmospheric refraction bends red solar light onto the Moon.
• C) there are faint emissions from the tenuous lunar atmosphere, excited by solar wind bombardment.
• D) there is a remnant glow from the hot lunar surface.

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